Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 18, 1995

First, we went to the Imam's house with modesty and grace to offer condolences to the Imam's family. Imam's wife, Ahmad Agha's mother, cried and expressed severe depression; The nurses and his wife cried; I also cried involuntarily. Then I consoled them and advised them to be patient. I advised Hassan, Ahmad Agha's son, to study and pay attention to family affairs. A group of members of Imam's house also came.

From there, I went to Tehran University for the funeral. Ayatollah Khamenei also came. We prayed the dead prayer under his leadership. I went to my office. I did the work until four o'clock. In the evening, Mr. Nurbakhsh and the deputies came. By explaining the liquidity situation and monetary policies, they suggested raising the bank interest rate to attract liquidity. I told them to raise it in the government. The foreign exchange obligations of 1374 were negotiated; It is not much and apparently we do not have a problem.

I was the guest of Ayatollah Khamenei last night. The family of Sheikh Ali Tehrani was discussed. Regarding the budget of the whole country, Mr. Khamenei said, Mr. Genati had an opinion from the Guardian Council that they should reject it because it is inflationary, which he forbade.

Ayatollah Khamenei quoted the Imam's wife as asking them to change the decision regarding the burial place of Ahmad Agha. Today it is known that their opinion was, as Ahmad Agha himself said many times, to bury him under the imam's feet, but today it is known that they buried him behind the imam's head and even though Ayatollah Khamenei sent a message through Mr. Mohammadi [Golpayegani], they did not listen. They said it was not a will. I gave a report about my trip to Pakistan and the dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Taliban, as well as the plan to open the Bafaq project in Bandar Abbas. They said they were tired.

I came home late. Ashikh Hossein Hashemian came. He appealed to Rafsanjan to transfer water. I saw Ahmad Agha's funeral on TV. It is extremely magnificent. The gathering of people is much more than expected.